The Hegemony of Microsoft®: An Australian Story

Moyle, Kathryn

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The Hegemony of Microsoft®: An Australian Story

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Author(s): Kathryn Moyle

Publication date (Print): June 2003

Journal: Prometheus

Publisher: Pluto Journals

Keywords: Microsoft®, Hegemony, Australian Public Schooling, Narrative

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Each Australian state and the Australian Capital Territory has signed a 'whole of education department' contract with the Microsoft® Corporation for the provision of operating systems and other software. This contracted use of Microsoft® products is one story where the purchase of specific commodities is directly connected to the provision of public schooling. It is argued that through these contracts Microsoft® exercises a hegemonic relationship with the schooling systems in Australia. The legal relationships that exist between Microsoft® Corporation and the respective Australian states and territories schooling systems seem to mutually maintain and reinforce the monopolistic, or at best, oligopolistic position of Microsoft® Corporation and its hegemony over Australian public schooling. Further, it is argued that Microsoft's® hegemonic position in part is maintained by both establishing a 'commonsense' about its products and by receiving legitimation and authority through the State for its products used in Australian schools.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): cpro20

Journal ID (archive): CPRO

Title: Prometheus

Subtitle: Critical Studies in Innovation

Publisher: Pluto Journals

ISSN (Print): 0810-9028

ISSN (Electronic): 1470-1030

Publication date (Print): June 2003

Volume: 21

Issue: 2

Pages: 213-230

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Publisher ID: 10032491 Coden ID: Prometheus, Vol. 21, No. 2, June 2003, pp. 213-230

DOI: 10.1080/08109020308130

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[1] Giroux H.. 1981. . Ideology, Culture & the Process of Schooling . , p. 94 London : : Palmer Press. .

[2] NASDAQ. . 2002. . Microsoft Corporation Holdings Summary . , NASDAQ. .

[3] Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Authorised Academic Training Program (AAPT) Fact Sheet. . 1998. . Microsoft Education and Certification . , Australia: : Microsoft Corporation. .

[4] Microsoft Corporation. . 1998. . The Real Test is the Real World . , Australia: : Microsoft Corporation. .

[5] Jackson T. F.. . 2000. . Conclusion of Law, Civil Action No. 98-1232 (TPJ) . , p. 1United States of America. .

[10] Antitrust Case Filings. . 2002. . United Stales versus Microsoft United States of America . p. 1––5. .

[11] Wilcox J.. 2002. . “'Microsoft settlement watchers chosen'. ”. In CNET Networks . Edited by: CNET. .

[12] Slattery. . 27 January. 2003 . Internet Watch: Weekly Online Newsletter . 27 January. , p. 4 Slattery :

[13] Scruton R.. 1982. . A Dictionary of Political Thought . , p. 333 London : : Pan Books in association with The Macmillan Press. .

[14] Barr T.. 2000. . newmedia.com.au. The Changing Face of Australia's Media and Communications . , p. 6Australia: : Alien and Unwin. .

[15] Ministerial Council on Employment. . 1999. . Education, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA), National Report of Schooling in Australia: 1996 . , Melbourne : : MCEETYA, Curriculum Corporation. .

[16] Partridge P.. 1973. . Society, Schools and Progress in Australia . , Australia: : Pergamon Press Australia. .

[17] Department of Education, Training and Employment (South Australia). . 2000. . Frequently Ashed Questions . , Department of Education, Training and Employment (South Australia). .

[18] Moyle K.. 2002. . Digital Technologies in Australian Public Schools: A Narrative Study of Government Policies .

[19] Australian Capital Territory Department of Education and Community Services. . 1998. . Grants to Schools Bringing TT Together, Software . , Information Technology Support. .

[20] Wells D.. 1999. . Schools and Teachers Save in Deal with Microsoft. . Ministerial media statement . , 17 August;

[21] Department of Education, Corporate Services, School Support Services. . 2001. . Microsofl Agreement . , Tasmania : : Department of Education. .

[22] Carr D.. 1986. . Time . , Bloomington : : Narrative and History Indiana University Press. .

[23] Polkinghorne D.. 1988. . Narrative Knowing and the Human Sciences . , USA: : State University of New York. .

[24] Ricoeur P.. 1991. . From Text to Action. Essays in Hermeneutics II . , London : : The Athlone Press. .

[25] Roe E.. 1994. . Narrative Policy Analysis: Theory and Practice . , Durham & London : : Duke University Press. .

[26] Gramsci A.. 1971. . Selections from the Prison Notebook . , London : : Lawrence and Wishart. .

[27] Williams R.. 1976. . Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society . , London : : Fontana. .

[28] Williams R.. 1989. . “'Hegemony and selective tradition'. ”. In Language, Authority and Criticism. Readings on the School Textbook . , Edited by: de Castell S., Luke A. and Luke C.. London, New York, Philadelphia : : The Palmer Press. .

[29] Department of Employment, Education and Training. . 2002a. . LATIS: Learning and Technology in Schools, FAQ's . , p. 1Department of Employment, Education and Training. .

[30] Parliament of Queensland. . 1999. . Estimates F-Education . , 13 October;: 483

[31] Parliament of Tasmania. . 10 June. 1999 . House of Assembly Estimates Committee A . 10 June. , p. 45

[32] 2000. . Parliament of the Australian Capital Territory. . Hansard 2000 Week . , Vol. 12: 7 December;: 3835

[33] Parliament of New South Wales. . 7 June. 2000 . Hansard Extract, legislative Assembly: Computers in Schools Program . 7 June. , p. 6765

[34] Department of Education Western Australia. . 1999. . Microsoft Software Enterprise Agreement . , Information for Schools. .

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[37] Capron H.. 1990. . Computers. Tools for an Information Age, . , 2nd edition. , p. 269USA: : Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company Incorporated. .

[38] Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). . 2002. . Schools Australia (4221.0) . , p. 2Australia: : Australian Bureau of Statistics. .

[39] Mance R.. August. 1999 . Microsofl Software Enterprise Agreement . , August. , p. 1Education Department of Western Australia. .

[40] Spring G.. November. 1999 . Microsoft Software Enterprise Agreement . , November. , Department of Education, Training and Employment. .

[41] Moyle K.. 2002. . Digital Technologies in Australian Public Schools: A Narrative Study of Government Policies .

[42] Henderson L.. 1999. . 'Microsoft deal gives schools a licence to surf. . The Australian . , 11 May;: 44

[43] Little W., Onions C. and Friedrichsen G.. 1973. . The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary . , p. 494 Oxford : : Oxford at the Clarendon Press. .

[44] Apple M.. 1982. . Education and Power . , p. 18 London & Boston : : Routledge & Kegan Paul. .

[45] Education Department of Western Australia. . 1999. . Microsoft Software Enterprise Agreement . , p. 1Q&A, Education Department of Western Australia. .

[46] Carnell K.. 2000. . $300,000 Investment by Microsoft for Enhancing Information Technology Skills in ACT Education Sector . , p. 1Ministerial media release, Australian Capital Territory government. .

[47] Johnson R.. 2000. . Home-based Computer Program to Bridge Technology Divide . , p. 1Ministerial media release, Government of Western Australia. .

[48] Department of Education, Training and Employment (South Australia). . 1999. . Software Strategy. Microsoft Enterprise Agreement for the Department of Education, Training and Employment . , p. 1Department of Education, Training and Employment (South Australia). .

[49] Bourdieu P.. 1977. . Outline of Theory and Practice . , p. 188––9. . Cambridge : : Cambridge University Press. .

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